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- Title
The Use of Human Patient Simulator in Enhancing Medical Students Understanding of Crisis Recognition and Resuscitation.
- Authors
Yang, Leong Yuh; Yang, Eng Jian; Ying, Long Li; Yusof, Nur Sa'adah Mohd; Idris, Ristiman; Yahaya, Muhamad Kasyful Azim; Azmi, Helmi; Zain, Jaafar Md
- Abstract
Objective: This was a prospective and randomized study to compare the use of Human Patient Simulator (HPS) and conventional didactic teaching in enhancing medical undergraduates, understanding of crisis recognition and resuscitation. Methods: Following Research and Ethics Committee approval, 80 final year medical students were enrolled. The students were computer-randomized into two groups: - Group A for conventional teaching and Group B for Human Patient Simulator training. All the students were trained separately on four topics, i.e. tachycardia, asystole, ventricular fibrillation and heart block; 30 minutes for each topic. A 2-hour common lecture on all the topics was given prior to training. All trainings were conducted on one day. After a washout period of two days, the students were given a 75 minutes written test on crisis recognition and resuscitation. Results: The results were analyzed using SPSS version 14. Of the 80 students enrolled, 77 students followed the whole process of training. Group B with the Human Patient Simulator training (n = 37) achieved higher average mark compared to Group A with conventional training (n = 40), i.e. 70.22% vs 65.98%. This result was statistically significant (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between the two groups' achievement when their results, which comprised of two components, crisis recognition and resuscitation, were analyzed separately. Conclusion: In conclusion, HPS was able to enhance the understanding of medical students in terms of crisis recognition and resuscitation. However, more researches are needed to further reveal its potential.
- Subjects
HEART block; CARDIAC arrest; TACHYCARDIA diagnosis; VENTRICULAR fibrillation; CHI-squared test; CLINICAL trials; COMPUTER software; CARDIOPULMONARY resuscitation; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL students; STATISTICAL sampling; SIMULATED patients; PSYCHOLOGY of students; T-test (Statistics); DECISION making in clinical medicine; DATA analysis; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2010, Vol 17, Issue 3, p209
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article